genre painting
Inspiration: “The Milkmaid,” by Peter Fendi
Peter Fendi’s The Milkmaid from 1830 is not a peaceful celebration of orderly rural labor. It is something more human and…
Biography: Adriaen Brouwer
Adriaen Brouwer was born in the small Flemish town of Oudenaarde in 1605 or 1606, during a time of both religious…
Biography: Gaetano Chierici
Gaetano Chierici was born on October 18, 1838, in Reggio Emilia, a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. He…
